Toilet flushing mechanism



July 1, 1936.

w. c. WATT 2,046,888

TOILET FLUSHING MECHANISM Filed April 1, 1956 o a P MI W hi 5 1 a 1 8 m3 -4 M F a 1i 1 L L im g a 8 I VE TOR w. c. wa u- N BY 8140; M. ALA- ATTORNEY.

Patented July 7, 1936 UNITED STATES PATET OFFICE 3 Claims.

The invention relates to flushing mechanisms for toilets and its object is to provide an economically constructed mechanism which may be effectively used as a repair unit for a used toilet 5 or as part of the equipment of a new fixture.

The flushing mechanism of a toilet is the troublesome part of the fixture since it frequently gets out of order. The mechanism wears out and the worn parts must be replaced. By my invention 10 the defective mechanism is removed and replaced by my mechanism in a short period of time and with little efiort. In a new fixture my mechanism is also readily installed. In all installations the mechanism has long life and is most effective in i5 operation.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which Figure l is a plan View of a reservoir having the invention applied thereto and Fig. 2 a side elevation of the flushing mechanism in a fraction of the reservoir.

Referring to the illustrative embodiment of the invention I represents the reservoir or tank of a toilet having the discharge outlet 2. I do not illustrate the inlet valve and float as they form no part of my invention. The bulb valve 3 controls the outlet 2. It is formed of hollow rubber as usual but instead of having the usual internally threaded sleeve in its upper end, I provide an opening 4 in the top in the form of an inverted T. The rod 5 has a flange 6 at its lower end and said end is inserted into the opening 4, the walls about the opening being temporarily spread to admit the same. The rod extends through a guide I suitably supported on the overflow pipe 8. At the upper end of the rod is a link 9 to which the lower end of a ball chain It] is attached. The chain is passed over a swiveled pulley II that is suspended from a rod I2 and its opposite end is connected to a lever [3 adapted to be rocked by the handle M that is on the exterior of the reservoir. By rotating the handle the lever I3 is rocked to exert a pulling movement on the chain whereby the bulb valve is elevated.

The rod i2 is apertured at selected points as shown at 15 and cotter pins or other abutments l6 may be inserted in any of the apertures when the pulley is adjusted in proper position on the rod above the discharge opening 2 or the bulb valve. The opposite ends of the rod are threaded and extend into the rubber sockets I1 and the nuts I8 on the rod are adapted to engage the sockets. To install the rod, the nuts are loosened on the rod and the rod with the rubber sockets thereon is inserted into the reservoir, the sockets engaging the opposite walls of the reservoir. When the rod is properly positioned relatively to 5 the valve 3 the nuts l6 are tightened and they. press the sockets firmly against the walls so that the rod is anchored thereon. The pulley is then adjusted on the rod to its proper position.

The lever and its operating handle are installed 10 in the opening in the reservoir formerly occupied by the old mechanism and the chain is attached to the lever. The mechanism is then ready for use.

Where the mechanism is installed in a new fixture the rod could be permanently supported by the walls of the reservoir, the sockets being omitted.

While the rod is shown as extending from the front wall to the rear wall it may be made long enough to extend between the side walls and it will be so installed where the operation of the float will be interfered with by the rod in the former position.

What 1 claim is:

l. A reservoir having a discharge outlet, a valve to control the outlet, a rocking lever in the reservoir having an operative member exteriorly of the reservoir, a chain connected to the lever and to the valve, a member adjustably supported by opposite walls of the reservoir and an idler engaging the chain and adjustably mounted on the member.

2. A toilet reservoir having a discharge outlet, a valve to control the outlet, and means to unseat the valve including a swinging lever, means to rock the lever, a rod supported within the reservoir, an idler adjustably mounted on the rod and a flexible member connecting the lever to the valve and engaged on the idler.

3. A toilet reservoir having a discharge outlet, a valve to control the outlet and including a rubber bulb and a rod engaged in the upper end of the bulb, and means to unseat the valve including a lever mounted in a wall of the reservoir for swinging movement, a rod resiliently adjustably carried by opposite walls of the reservoir, an idler pulley adjustably mounted on the latter rod and a chain connected to the lever and to the chain and engaged on the pulley.

WAYNE C. WATT. 

